Is DU a form of communism?

[RobertEarl]

We all contribute without getting paid.

We control the means of production and everyone, no matter what, is allowed in to contribute.

Even the out-logged contribute to the community.
(just had to throw in that out-logged term in, eh, RE?)

[Nye Bevan]

1. Well, I post on DU, and contribute to jury duty, according to my abilities.

But while I have emailed Skinner telling him what my needs are, I have yet to receive a response.

So maybe we are halfway there?

[1000words]

2. What's produced, besides hot air?

[LostOne4Ever]

3. No (nt)

[Deep13]

4. Yes, this is exactly what Marx and Engles envisioned.

[BainsBane]

5. Skinner and EarlG make a profit

It is a business, and we are their customers.

[1000words]

7. Leech, here.

You got the star. Thanks!

[Starry Messenger]

6. No. The owners make a profit and we supply unpaid labour.

We do not control the means of production, the owners do. We can't fire them or ban anyone. Code changes are controlled by the owners, which are the Admins, not the users.

[functioning_cog]

8. Not even close. More like volunteerism along the lines

Of amateur astronomy comet watchers. They were crowd sourcing before crowd sourcing was cool.

[bluedigger]

9. I thought we were an anarcho-syndicalist commune.